As a parent or carer, you are an important part of our school community. We offer a range of services to support you and your family.
Sentral Parent Portal
Sentral Parent Portal
The Sentral Parent Portal will help you keep up to date with news and events happening at Smalls Road Public School. Parents can access the portal thrpough the link above OR download the free Sentral Parent Portal App from Google Play or App Store.
Parents need a unique access key to link to their child'ren. If you do not have your access key, provided via email upon enrolment, contact the school via email to request.
Once you are registered and linked you will be able to easily:
- access newsletters
- access the school calendar
- access daily notices
- see your child's overall attendance
- submit absences
- apply for extended leave (if needed)
Parents and Citizens’ Association (P&C)
Our Parents and Citizens’ Association (P&C) is made up of parents and carers, teachers and community members. The P&C meets regularly to contribute to decision-making, developing policies and management plans as well as fundraising.
Smalls Road Public School P&C meet twice a term. We meet on the Monday of week 3 and the Monday of week 8 each term. This year's dates below. The P&C meet in the staffroom and online via Zoom from 7.30pm -9.30pm. To get access to the Zoom link go to the school calendar in the Sentral Parent Poral and click on the appropriate meeting date OR email the P&C for the link.
To become a financial member of the P&C $5 must be paid to the P&C executive at the beginning of the meeting. Voting rights then begin at the next meeting attended.
Smalls road P&C can be contact via email smallsrdpnc@gmail.com
2023 Term 1
Monday 13 February
Monday 13 March
Term 2
Monday 8 May
Monday 5 June
Term 3
Monday 31 July
Monday 4 September
Term 4
Monday 23 October
Monday 27 November
Counselling for families
The school counsellor can assist when families undergo a trauma or big change. Contact us to make an appointment. For information in community languages, see school counselling service.
Outside of the education system, free telephone counselling services are available to support families who may be going through a difficult time.
- Lifeline – 24-hour telephone counselling service. 13 11 14.
- Mensline Australia – 24-hour telephone counselling service for men. 1300 789 978.
- Parent line – an advice and information service. 1300 1300 52.
Interpreting and translations
We will help you communicate with our school. If you’d like an interpreter for a school meeting, let us know and we will arrange one, if available.
If you don’t speak or understand English well and want to contact us, call TIS National on 131 450 and ask for an interpreter in your language. The operator will call the school and get an interpreter to help. This service is free.
For more information, listen in your language.
Visit the department’s translated documents section for important information that’s relevant for your child’s education in many languages.